Progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros said Monday that she would request a recount in her primary against Rep. Henry Cuellar. This was after the Texas Democratic Party had reported less than 300 votes between the candidates.
Cisneros will attempt to deny Cuellar another term as the 28th Congressional district, which stretches south from San Antonio to the Mexican border. Two years ago, she failed to succeed in this effort.
Cisneros stated in a statement that “our community isn’t done fighting, and we are filing for recount.” “With less than 0.6 percent of votes symbolizing such stark differences in South Texas’ future, I owe this community to see it through to the end.”
According to both campaigns, Cuellar received 281 more votes from the state’s Democratic Party Monday.
Cuellar stated in a statement that “my opponent has every legal right” to request a recount, despite her previous statements that she would not stop fighting until all votes were counted. Cuellar stated that she has no way to win and won’t get 281 votes. This will confirm our victory even more.
According to a NBC News tally, Cuellar had 197 votes ahead of Cuellar as of Friday. Cuellar received 99 percent of the votes.
After neither candidate met the threshold of 50 percent required to win the nomination, the two candidates were forced to go to a runoff. Cisneros received 46.6 percent of votes to Cuellar’s 48.7 per cent.
Cisneros was defeated in the primary by Cuellar in 2020. Cuellar won the race with 52 percent of votes.
The campaign arm of House Republicans, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), is aiming for the district’s flip in November. The NRCC listed the district, which has 78.2 per cent Latino population, as one of its new midterm targets.
It borders the 23rd Congressional District. Uvalde is also located there. There was a mass shooting at an elementary School late last month that left two teachers and 19 students dead.
